Facebook and Google have to either argue that their ~half trillion market caps are a con, or their power of influence is real—thus worrying.
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Yes. Ads are tip of the iceberg that we've hit, and we talk about them so much because it fits an old-world concept. https://twitter.com/HarleyComrie/status/915551650248507393 …
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I oppose this 100%. False illusion of market power—that doesn't exist. May as well be conceived by Facebook PR dept.https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier/status/915562506076266496 …
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There's no boycott power over these gatekeepers right now. Don't organize toothless boycotts—you would just be doing their PR work for them.
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Great that nothing happened in the meantime—like a crucial election! Besides, noone had been warning them for years!https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/915570445746868224 …
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If Facebook and Google are this unresponsive in the US—sloowly moving after months of scandal & years of warnings—imagine rest of the world.
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Boycotts are powerful IF unified, directed political action against entity subject to market power. This isn't that.https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier/status/915565947850825729 …
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A Google or FB boycott now is toothless & counterproductive *because* they're gatekeepers not subject to market discipline. Wrong diagnosis.
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This is a good question—a crucial one. No simple answer, but the answer is everything. Pressure, politics, tech... https://twitter.com/realhumanbeing/status/915579540587630593 …
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Arguably, biggest 2016 Russia thing was DNC & Podesta hacks. Media & journalists 100% rolled over for that— also fed social media virality.
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Many journalists rightfully beat up on Facebook & Google for 2016—but have shown less remorse & understanding of THEIR catastrophic failure.
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YouTube is the most overlooked story of 2016. It's search and recommender algorithms are misinformation engines.https://twitter.com/Walldo/status/915422157433298945 …
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Exactly my result, too. I get this is what some search for, but it is also Google minting money from misinformation.https://twitter.com/70sBachchan/status/915633378048790528 …
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They are going to cure mortality etc. but this stuff? Too hard.https://twitter.com/mbaram/status/915610236165214208 …
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